One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2) - Gizmodo Comments

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

tchangtx — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:00:50 EDT

Would like to see video of this thing in action... also too bad he didn't use the rechargable battery.

tchangtx

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Franssu — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:35:05 EDT

The use of the playstation d-pad is not going to make the entire universe disappear, it's a very good idea. The 360 controller with a playstation d-pad would be the best console controller ever.
Seriously, I fnd the 360 d-pad terribly annoying.

Franssu

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Ghede — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:02:13 EDT

Hmmm. I give it a one-handed thumbs down. The whole point of a one-handed gadget is to make it work... with ONE HAND. One hand + leg is messy.

I would have fused it with an honest to goodness joystick. Y'know, If I had any hardware skillz what-so-ever.

Ghede

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Asvetic — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:03:01 EDT

That still doesn't make sense. You need to lay the underside buttons along the edge. Break apart a Guitar Hero Guitar and use that.

Better yet, take a joystick from a flight simulator and use that as the base. This frankenstein thing looks retarded. God, I'm lucky I have 2 hands.

Asvetic

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

cryptoknight — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:43:31 EDT

@iluvhatemail: I agree. Left stick in most games is forward, back, left, and right anyway. Leave the thumb - even if it's mainhand - to do the precise targeting... Remarkable product nonetheless!

cryptoknight

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

strider_mt2k — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:51:16 EDT

I dunno man I heard you'll tray anything once...

strider_mt2k

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

nutbastard — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:31:02 EDT

"If you're at that point... fuck the 360, you've got all the fun you need."

Wouldn't actually fucking the 360 require one MORE hand?? I dunno about you, but the tray slot does not look like an inviting orifice to me!

nutbastard

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

willyolio — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:26:20 EDT

@Evil J:
which is why i applaud nintendo's return to simplicity. intentional or not, the simplicity of their wiimote makes many, if not most, games playable with only one hand.

willyolio

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Evil J — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:22:24 EDT

@Rhainor:

I dunno if my post had showed up when you wrote that, but yeah, I looked it up myself and read the same thing. To be honest, the mod being used for people with disabilities (or whatever the current PC phrase is for it) didn't cross my mind... because it's a part of the population usually overlooked by the industry.

All that said, I think it's cool that he did that, and is even making it better for other people who want to game but for physical reasons cannot.

Evil J

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

teqsun.com — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:10:44 EDT

the mod looks pretty damn good for a homebrew hack. I just dont think that it's practical. My wrist hurts just looking at it.

teqsun.com

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Rhainor — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:08:44 EDT

@CubFan81 and Evil J: He made the original for a guy who lost a hand in Iraq, IIRC. Kinda hard to play video games with a standard controller if you only have one hand.

Rhainor

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Evil J — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:07:31 EDT

@nutbastard:
If you're at that point... fuck the 360, you've got all the fun you need.

Evil J

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

nutbastard — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:06:14 EDT

@Evil J:
What about those of us who play XB360 who want to both fap it AND drink beer simultaneously?? Where's the no-hands controller? Heck: You're halfway there!

nutbastard

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

iluvhatemail — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:03:22 EDT

he should make the right analog stick the base of a joystick, would make it much easier to use it that way than to try and aim in COD4 with your leg.

iluvhatemail

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

phatnacky — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:02:02 EDT

there are peope with only one hand....

phatnacky

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

rndmideas — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:59:30 EDT

I believe this was made for an injured service man who lost one of his arms in Iraq. I think it's a refined version of the one he made last year [gizmodo.com]

rndmideas

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Evil J — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:53:41 EDT

I just did a little looking and he designed the original one for a soldier injured in Iraq. I'm assuming that this revision is likely for the same person, or someone similar.

I didn't even think about the possibility of it being a device to make gaming more accessible to people often looked over with more complex input devices...

As a guy who got a lot of pleasure out of watching his grandmother-in-law (mostly paralyzed from a stroke and wheelchair bound) kick the crap out of everyone else at Super Rub-a-Dub during Christmas with just one good hand...

Keep up the good work, Heckendorn.

Evil J

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Evil J — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:47:30 EDT

Heck's work is pretty damn remarkable.

That said, I don't get the point. As mentioned, unless your mastrubating and/or drinking a beer... why the need for a free hand while gaming?

Evil J

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

CubFan81 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:34:00 EDT

The man is a genius!! Not sure it's entirely practical or comfortable without actually trying it but just thinking about it and implementing it is fantastic.

CubFan81

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

logruszed — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:17:57 EDT

As if I wasn't already half convinced that people fap whenever they kill me online, now I know for certain that they are able to.

logruszed

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

SigmundTheSeaMonster — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:55:55 EDT

Sony D-PAD ftw!

(3rd leg playing? I see what the other hand is doing...and I am now blind!)

SigmundTheSeaMonster

One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller (Take 2)

Guizzy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:51:21 EDT

Great for playing DOA Xtreme 2!

Guizzy